One A Week Reviews #4: Horrible Bosses
The crude comedy Horrible Bosses succeeds on two levels. On one, it's a showpiece for likeable film actors with comedy chops to shine. But on another level, it succeeds as a wish-fulfillment outlet...
View ArticleOne A Week Reviews #5: The Legend Of Hell House
Of all the well-known horror films I've seen over the years, I somehow continually missed The Legend of Hell House. I haven't even read the Richard Matheson novel, "Hell House," that it's based on. I...
View ArticleOne A Week Reviews #6: Cat in the Brain (Nightmare Concert)
Cat in the Brain is a walk down memory lane by Lucio Fulci, mostly built from clips from his other (lesser) films. It's a cheap gorefest masquerading as meditation, some weird, director's walk-about....
View ArticleOne A Week Reviews #7: Final Destination 5
There was a period during my twenties, right after college, where I just couldn't stomach horror movies. There was something about finally getting out of school and entering a not-that-friendly real...
View ArticleOne A Week Reviews #8: Libestraum
I've seen Libestraum on offer for 20 years now and always meant to watch it. I had heard it was something of a meditative mystery featuring the last screen appearance of Kim Novak and had the...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week Reviews #9: Aenigma
I'm going to start calling my One-A-Week reviews my movie of the week. Why? Why not? No better way to start than this howler of a horror that actually gets better the more you think about it... I...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #10: Suspicion (American Playhouse, 1988)
I stray from my usual horror and genre fair with something a little more high-toned, like a stifled remake of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Verdict: They were asking for trouble from the get go. Marry in...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #11: Snow White: A Deadly Summer
David DeCoteau is doing something right... I just can't quite figure out what for all the wrong here. (Originally reviewed for DVDsnapshot.com) Official Synopsis: In this edgy tale of horror, a...
View ArticleThat's A Lotta VHS Tapes
Part of getting the house in order (my quickly lapsed "2012 Project") in order to a) shack up and b) be less of a pack rat, means sorting things. Last night, I felt it was high time I addressed my VHS...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #12: Nightmare (Stage Fright, 1980)
Nightmare is definitely a product of its time as a circa-1980 slasher film. In such a film, a couple having graphic sex in an alley can't really complain if someone comes along and finds them. This...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #13: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are as comforting a team as Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis, or Steve and Edie. Hammer films, be they horror or a mystery-thriller like this, are as comforting...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #14: Ernie Kovacs: The ABC Specials
This week, it's not a movie, but rather a series of long-lost television specials that should by all rights be classic. Originally reviewed for DVDsnapshot, it's a real pleasure to share these with...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #15: Brainstorm (1983)
As an accomplished movie watcher, I can sometimes get surprised realizing that I haven't actually seen a movie I know a great deal about. Brainstorm is one of those. A bit of a flop, its fortunes were...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #16: Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
A delight reviewed for DVD Snapshot - not the world's most illuminating documentary by any means, but it's got Muppets - so what more do you need? Official Synopsis: Beloved by millions of children...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #17: Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
I still think the best thing about listening to his music is that even though I don't understand the words, I know the intent is to make you feel kinda dirty... Grab a pack of Gauloises and curl up...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #18: The Museum of Wonders
This week we visit The Museum of Wonders on behalf of DVDSnapshot. The more time that passes, the more I'm convinced this is one for independent film fans. Perhaps perfect for a double-bill with The...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #20: Films of Fury
Reviewed for DVDSnapshot, and recommended to everyone, this "Kung Fu Movie Movie" is the most fun Friday Night Flick I've seen in quite a while. Official Synopsis:Films of Fury tells the story of the...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #21: Charlotte Rampling: The Look
Supurbly unflattering cover photo aside, this collection of conversations with a legendary film star was originally reviewed for DVD Snapshot. Do you really get to know the woman, or is she the...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #22: Immortals
There's something cold and off-putting about Tarsem's CGI abuse in Immortals. Admittedly gorgeous, its clean aesthetic is one glob of frozen Vaseline away from being a mash-up of 300 and Mathew...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #23: Queen of Blood
The Year: 1990 In the far-flung future of stock footage and quilted coats, Mars proves to be a planet of matte paintings, miniatures, and deedleboppers. Queen of Blood is a great lousy movie, perfect...
View ArticleThe Agonies and Ecstasies of a Neophyte Gardener
The repository of all my hopes, dreams, and salad fixings... ...or, "How I Blew Over $50 Tuesday at Home Depot Because of a Damn Raccoon." For as long as I've lived here I've stared out at the raised...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #24: Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
A few weeks ago, I reviewed a documentary about an actress who seemed to hide as much as she gave. Now I got to take a look at one about an actress who, while she doesn't let us in on everything,...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #25: The Conquest (La Conquête) (2011)
THE CONQUEST is excellent and timely biopic - which is shaping up to be a theme for my movie watching lately. Originally reviewed for dvdsnapshot. Official Synopsis: The Conquest is that rare specimen...
View ArticleJay's Movie of the Week #26: Kawa
Perfect for pride month is this coming out story I reviewed for DVDsnapshot. Also, the occasional glimpses of New Zealand remind me I'd love to travel there one day. It just looks beautiful. Official...
View ArticleEight Years Later...
I unpublished a bunch of posts on here today. It's been eight years since I last posted (late December, 2015). Those were all from long-time-ago me, and new me has reached a very different place. It's...
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